e-assessment landscape and trends
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Powerpoint by Grainne Hamilton of RSC Scotland at the Assessment Summit event at SQA Glasgow, 20th March 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Grainne Hamilton, Jisc RSC Scotland
e-Assessment Landscape and Trends
Image from flickr by Roy Lathwell CC BY 2.0
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PROGRAMME
10.30am – 10.45am: Hearing the Student Voice: SQA’s experience
Martyn Ware, SQA
10.45am – 12.30pm: How to include students in assessment decisions
Mike Williamson, SPARQS
12.30pm – 1.30pm: Lunch
1.30pm – 1.45pm : e–Assessment landscape and trends
Grainne Hamilton, Jisc RSC Scotland
1.45pm – 3.30pm: Embedding student involvement in assessment
decisions / managing this process / developing institutional strategy
Jacquie Kelly and Marianne Sheppard, Jisc infoNet
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ETNA 2013 Report
»e-Assessment has increased since the 2009 ETNA survey, however, usage is still relatively low
»54% of academics responded that students engage well with e-Assessment tools
»Just under half of academics reported that they felt e-Portfolio systems enhance the learning experience but many felt that students don't engage well with them
»Majority of colleges in Scotland are using the following e-Assessment tools:
› Assessment tools within the VLE, SOLAR, GOLA, Evolve, Turnitin
»Many academics use tools for assessment that are not specifically created for that purpose, eg twitter, wikis or blogs
Snapshot of ICT use across Scotland's colleges
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Horizon Report 2014
Key Trends Accelerating Higher Education Technology Adoption
Fast trends (1-2 years):»Integration of Online, Hybrid, and Collaborative Learning
Mid-Range Trends (3-5 years):»Rise of Data-Driven Learning and Assessment
Important Developments in Educational Technology for Higher Education
Time-to-Adoption (2-3 years):»Games and Gamification (including badges)
Also references assessment of non-formal and informal learning
Key trends relating to assessment
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Online, Hybrid, Collaborative, Data-Driven
Edinburgh Road Network Analysis image from flickr by stevefaeembra CC BY SA 2.0
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Horizon Report 2014
Key Trends Accelerating Higher Education Technology Adoption - Fast trends (1-2 years):»Integration of Online, Hybrid, and
Collaborative Learning› Implications for institutional infrastructures,
eg wifi provision, use of mobile devices, BYOD
› Assessment of non-formal and informal learning
Key trends relating to assessment
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Horizon Report 2014
Key Trends Accelerating Higher Education Technology Adoption - Mid-Range Trends (3-5 years):»Rise of Data-Driven Learning and Assessment › Also investigated in Jisc Assessment and
Feedback programme projects › Student dashboards used to show patterns,
identify intervention / support requirements, improve retention
› Just In Time Teaching based on learning analytics
Key trends relating to assessment
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Games and Gamification
By cucodevenegas (Own work) CC-BY-SA-30 via Wikimedia Commons
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Horizon Report 2014
Important Developments in Educational Technology for Higher Education - Time-to-Adoption (2-3 years):»Games and Gamification (including badges)› Inspire curiosity (University of Salford
example)› Stealth assessment› Immediate feedback› Collaboration› Badges
Key trends relating to assessment
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P2PU Assessment on the Web
Auroral Trails from flickr by KrisWilliams CC BY NC ND 2.0
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P2PU Assessment on the Web Reports
»Collaborative online communities› Increase in MOOCs, informal and non-
formal learning »Peer assessment - learning through
assessing »Learner centred»Open Badges
Key trends in online assessment
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References
Horizon Report 2014:
http://www.nmc.org/news/its-here-horizon-report-2014-higher-education-edition
P2PU Assessment on the Web
http://reports.p2pu.org/reports/assessment_on_the_web/
Jisc Design Studio (Transforming Assessment and Feedback)
http://jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com/
Key trends relating to assessment